October/November BOM — Balkan Puzzle

We will be using white fabric for the background and two other colors within the primary/secondary color range. These colors include red, blue, yellow, green, purple and orange. Please try to stay within the purest of these colors that you can to make the final quilt cohesive.

Cutting directions

White fabric One 7 1/4″ x 7 1/4″ square

Two 3 7/8″ x 3 7/8″ square

Color A (square in the middle, blue in the sample)

Four 9 3/4″ x 2 5/8″ strips

Color B (outside color, red in the sample

One 7 1/4′ x 7 1/4″ square

Piecing Instructions

Cut the large white square diagonally both ways without moving the pieces between cuts.

Cut the two smaller white squares in half diagonally.

Using your ruler with a 45 degree angle cut both ends of your Color A (blue) in opposite directions

Now you will assemble one of the four sub-blocks as follows

Sew one large white triangle to one Color B triangle (Red) as shown above. (Sorry, I didn’t get that picture centered very well.)

Sew the small white triangle to the short side of the Color A strip (blue)